OAK BLUFFS, Massachusetts (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday as the economy shows signs of recovery, a senior administration official said on Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nouriel Roubini, one of the few economists who accurately predicted the magnitude of the world's recent financial troubles, sees a "big risk" of a double-dip recession, according to an opinion piece posted on the Financial Times' website on Sunday.

BTA Bank JSC ("BTA"), together with KPMG, PriceWaterhouse Coopers and international law firm Lovells, provided investors and creditors with an update on the progress of the bank's restructuring process via webcast on 18 August 2009. Hosted by Mr. Anvar Saidenov, Chairman of the Executive Board, this webcast also addressed the bank's strategic priorities, KPMG preliminary findings, the bank's troubled assets portfolio and assets recovery strategy.

LONDON (Reuters) - An increasing number of sovereign wealth funds are working in concert to make joint strategic investments in order to reduce risks and maximize returns, which could provide a stabilizing force in financial markets.

MOSCOW, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Russia's top gold miner, Polyus Gold (PLZL.MM), has become the chairman and chief executive of KazakhGold Group (KZGq.L) following Polyus's acquisition of a controlling stake in the Kazakh miner.

The course is specifically designed for people keen to develop effective presentation and public speaking skills, advance communication qualities and polemical abilities. "Business Rhetoric" is a study and practice program composed of individual trainings and audio-visual practical work.

New York (Dow Jones)--Global financier and philanthropist George Soros is giving $35 million to needy schoolchildren in New York, enabling the state to receive $140 million in federal matching funds...

ALMATY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Tengizchevroil, a Chevron-led (CVX.N) joint venture in Kazakhstan, increased oil output 16 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2009 to 10.2 million tonnes (81.2 million barrels), it said on Friday.

ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakh and Chinese state oil firms' joint $3.3 billion acquisition of a Kazakh private upstream company has been delayed, Kazakhstan said on Wednesday without providing the timeframe or the reason for the delay.